Conservative church and judge Downer noted in euology
The piece praises religious aims and notes Judge Downer of Garden City for sentencing a woman to life imprisonment for killing her husband. It also mentions engineer Hennold Wheeler suggesting Douglas County could cut Fort to Fort highway costs by intermittent macadam paving before concrete work to let fills settle and extend road life.
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Downer
Garden City
Hennold Wheeler
Douglas
Fort To Fort
Army compares Wood to a peacemaker and warns against militarism
The piece argues Gen Wood embodies approved military service while opposing Prussianizing the army and urges restraint. It notes cement scarcity and a push for cheaper cement as counties prepare for development. Ernest H Abbott reports from France on German devastation and advocates Abbott as an American peace delegate.
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Gen. Wood
Ernest H. Abbott
France
Kaiser
Belgium
Crown Prince
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Tirpitz
Ypres
Pont A Mousson
St. Mihiel
Paris
Mr. Abbott
Kansas City Times
Apathy Toward Religion Among Students Questioned
The passage questions student apathy toward religious matters and whether it should worry. It notes youths may be active at home but at school devote time to studies and limited social life, leaving Sunday morning for rest and recuperation. The text hints at a needed refreshing change from the weekly grind.
Outbursts About Taxes Highlight Citizen Critique
A censored OCR fragment shows a speaker railing against tax demands and government authority. The quote emphasizes paying taxes to be a full citizen while criticizing others in jail who avoid accountability. Strong entities or dates are not present in readable text.
Religious doubt and awakening among upper class students
The piece discusses college students wrestling with faith versus doubt, noting some prefer to avoid problems at home while others return to church and religious interest. It likens spiritual belief to mental growth, suggesting early questions give way to eventual conviction as understanding deepens.
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God
Modern Miracles The Salvation Army in World War I
In Miami Metropolis a tribute to The Salvation Army notes its wartime mercy in France and Belgium. A wounded New York soldier praises their self denial and steadfast duty, calling their work a modern miracle and thanking them for courage and service amid conflict.
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Earth
Salvation Army
France
Belgium
New York
Maine
New York Herald
Situation Army
United States
Miami
Fla
Metropolis
Truths and Trifles by Paul C Rankin
A humor column notes shifting attitudes as the water wagon becomes the band wagon and people scramble to join. It reflects on perspective, dull pipes, and the saying that rumor can be deadlier than an unloaded gun. The piece ends with a teaser line about timing.
Pursuing Happiness by Standing Still In Busy Times
A ponderous reflection on choosing stillness over frenzied pursuit of happiness. The piece contrasts rapid modern living with calmer, slower approaches to finding well being and balance.
Birthdays mark notable figures born on this day
Today honors David Lloyd George born in Manchester 56 years ago. Also celebrated are Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty born in Ireland 48 years ago and Col. Robert N Getty born in New York 64 years ago. Rensselaer president Palmer C Ricketts born Elkton Maryland 63 years ago and Francis Sayre, grandson of Woodrow Wilson, born in the White House four years ago.
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David Lloyd George
Britain
Manchester
Sir David Beatty
England
Ireland
Robert N. Getty
New York
de. Palmer .C. Ricketts
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Elkton
Francis Sayre
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Today's anniversaries span Franklin and other notable dates
List of birth and death milestones from 1706 to 1917 includes Benjamin Franklin born in Reston and died in Philadelphia, Dr Felix Robertson born in Nashville, Charles G Memringer born in Germany, and Horace Vernet’s death in Paris. Also notes 1894 siege in Carrara Italy and 1915 1916 1917 WWI events. End with ad for Brankin's Drag Store soda fountain.
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Benjamin Franklin
Reston
Philadelphia
Felix Robertson
Nashville
Tenn
Charles G. Memringer
Confederate Treasury
Germany
Charleston
S. C
Spain
Horace Vernet
Paris
Carrara
Italy
Carpathian
Transylvania
Givenchy
Ypres
Serre
Somme
Why 2 Division and Liberty High School Matters
Letters to the editor praise a Chicago Journal editorial on civic issues in Lawrence and urge broader funding for Liberty Memorial high school. The writer proposes county involvement and a larger building. A separate note records rare snowy owl sightings, a first in years with only four prior visits noted in ornithological history.
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Lawrence
Liberty Memorial High School
Arctic
Neuralgig Pans Hamilines Wizard Oil Claims Safe Relief
Neuralgig promotes Hamiline's Wizard Oil as a safe effective headache and neuralgia treatment. It advertises quick relief by topical application and antiseptic benefits to prevent infection from injuries. Also markets pink Pills for constipation and sick headaches with a money back guarantee.
Go to Church Campaign Backed By Local Plasterer
Mr. Dey a Lawrence plasterer supports the Go-to-Church campaign. He cites biblical Sabbath observance and the value of rest from daily labor. He says regular worship renews mind and conscience and emphasizes fair work and honest effort across six days.
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United, Brethren Church
Lawrence
Catalonia’s Sea Power Recalled in Historic Review
The piece recounts Catalonia as a historic sea power, noting Moorish expulsion from Barcelona in the ninth century and its early naval fame allied with Seville and Malaga. It contrasts Catalonia’s maritime rise with later Spanish consolidation and Columbus era shifts that reduced Barcelona’s prominence.
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Barcelona
Catalonia
Seville
Malaga
Spain
Americ
Castile
The Razor in History and Ancient Shaving Customs
This excerpt surveys shaving history from ancient Rome and Greece to medieval societies. It notes beards among Romans and Gauls, the role of helmets, and references debates on the first barber shop with a claim of a Sicilian origin around 300 B C.
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Alexander the Creat
Simone Solliers
Renmans
Sicily
Kissing Assault Case Brings Fine for Sydory Butcher
A Sydory butcher named Wineh kissed a female customer. She complained and he was fined by the magistrates. Publicity linked to a Sydney firm of solicitors who were trustees of property tied to a missing heir. The case led to questions about identity and a modest fortune discovered.
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Wine
Sydory
N.S. OW
Wineh
Board of Magistrates
Syndnew
Becae
Football origins traced to ancient Rome and Florence
The article speculates football arose from Roman practices and medieval Italian games. It references historians and writers from Trench land Canis to Giovanni de Bardi noting a ball game played with feet among groups, emphasizing honor in competition and a rough, unarmed playstyle.
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Julius Caesar
Qathterquick
Rane University
Bruns
Trench Land Canis
Rowans
Entetain
Florentines
Medicis
Machiavelli
Giovanni de Bardi
Ucin
Wonderful View From Stirling Craglines the Forth Reach
A vivid description from a high coastal crag near Stirling portrays the Forth Estuary’s famed links and the Fort Bridge. The passage notes the sheer beauty of the landscape, the meandering river, and the distant skyline as mist shifts over the horizon.
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Forth
Stirling Epithe
Good Stain Mixture Recipe Improves Linen Cleaning
An ounce of annoniine and salt of tartar are mixed with a pint of soft water. Dip a white neticle stained with wine or mildew into the solution to remove stains. After treatment, wash in the usual manner.
November Holiday Month Counts Across Nations
The text notes November as a popular holiday month with 26 holidays in some countries, followed by May with 25 holidays. It appears as a general comparative statement about holiday counts rather than a specific event or entity.
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May
Cocoanut Oil Makes A Splendid Shampoo
An old advice column says cocoanut oil makes a superior shampoo. It argues soaps and shampoos with alkali dry the scalp and damage hair, while plain clarified cocoanut oil cleanses effectively, rinses easily, reduces dust and oil, and leaves hair silky and manageable. It notes the oil is cheap and widely available in drug stores.
Blood Health Ad Promotes S. S. S. Remedy
A period advertisement warns of sluggish blood and disease risk and touts S. S. S. as a vegetable blood medicine to revitalize the blood. It urges readers to buy at a drug store and offers free medical advice from the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
SwiftLaboratory
Atlanta
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad Targeting Mothers
An advertisement urges mothers to give Cascarets to children ages one year and up to relieve foul breath and tummy issues. It claims Cascarets taste like candy, cost a dime per box, and work without gripping or disappointments, better than other laxatives.
Thrift of Years Says Work Near Century End
Thrift Magazine advocates staying in work as long as possible and living to about a hundred. It suggests retiring only after decades of labor, enjoying simple pleasures like guiding a cane, while remarking that living to a century is thrifty for both men and women.
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Oman
Hig
Thrift Magazine
Nothing Could Come Between Us The Engagement Question
A brief Pearson's Weekly dialogue shows two lovers debating marriage after a possible future engagement with another man. The exchange hints at social expectations and romance from the periodical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merried
Pearson's Weekly
Spicey remedy relieves colds and bronchial attacks
A spicy winter remedy dominates in city lore for easing cold symptoms and mild bronchial attacks. Advertised as quickly pleasant and indispensable after a single trip, it sells at 60c and 1.29 dollars.
King’s New Life Pills Advertises for Constipation
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for biliousness headaches stomach issues and tongue coating. It promises regulation of bowels with safe effective relief and uses period voice and health claim tone.
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Dr. King
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Chicago, Il
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Stirling
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Edison
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Lawrence, Kansas
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